0 Colts Win NFL-Record 22nd straight as they beat the Broncos 28-16! Posted by DieHardFans | at 10:36 PM

Brandon Marshall of the Broncos may have broken an individual NFL record Sunday in Indianapolis, but the Colts set a team record. In beating Denver, 28-16, the Colts established a new standard of greatness by winning their 22nd consecutive regular-season game. That breaks the previous NFL record, which was held by Tom Brady's New England Patriots. Interestingly enough, the Patriots and Colts along with the Steelers have been the most dominant teams of this decade. What the Colts do in the postseason, however, will define their ultimate legacy much more than this record. They've "only" won the Super Bowl once, while the Patriots have three rings and the Steelers have two. "It does [feel good]," Colts linebacker Clint Session said staying unbeaten and breaking the consecutive regular-season wins record. "I'm a part of history right now, so it feels real good. It's something we can tell our kids and grandkids that we did something no one else had done. It's definitely a great accomplishment."

On Sunday, they stormed out of the gates, jumping to a 21-0 lead within the first quarter and a half. The Broncos were able to climb back into the game on the strength of the sensational Marshall and an uncharacteristic three picks from Peyton Manning. When Marshall caught a touchdown with 9:49 left in the game, the Colts led by just five, 21-16. What happened on the ensuing drive shouldn't really surprise anyone who has followed the NFL for the past decade.

Manning methodically took the Colts 80 yards in 14 plays, eating up more than seven minutes. The drive concluded with Dallas Clark's third touchdown catch of the game and it was Manning's fourth TD pass. Yes, just another Indianapolis Colts win. They are now 13-0 and have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Rookie head coach Jim Caldwell is still undefeated in his career, and the team is now 88-21 since the start of 2003. Sunday's victory also gave them the NFL record for most wins in a decade (114), breaking the previous mark held by the 1990s 49ers. If nothing else, the Colts are synonymous with winning in the regular season. And they are working to shed the last little caveat there, which is why you're likely to see them resting regulars in spots for the last three regular-season week.

0 Carpenter kicks home to surpass the Patriots 22-21. Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:24 AM

Over the last four weeks the New England Patriots have looked less like contenders and more like pretenders as they are making their way through the NFL campaign. On November 15, New England lost a game they should have won to the Indianapolis Colts due to a terrible decision made by head coach Bill Belichick and a display of ineptitude by the team’s defense in the last quarter.

The following week they had some consolation as they beat a lackluster New York Jets team as a payback for their loss earlier this season. Last Monday night they were run over by the New Orleans Saints and were pummeled by a score of 38-17. The Patriots this Sunday played in Miami’s Land Shark Stadium against division rivals the Dolphins. New England needed a win against the Dolphins not mathematically but psychologically; they needed to show themselves that they could bounce back from a beating they had gotten Monday night.

The Patriots would hold the lead the entire contest; except when it counted as the game became a final with the Dolphins getting a 22-21 come from behind victory. Kicker Dan Carpenter kicked a 41 yard field goal with 1:02 left to play giving the Dolphins their first lead of the game at 22-21. The Patriots had the time to make one more drive to comeback and grab the victory. Unfortunately for the Patriots that did not happen as their QB Tom Brady was intercepted by Dolphins linebacker at the Patriots 40 with 35 seconds to play. It was the first interception Crowder had made in the NFL and it could not have come at a more opportune time as it clinched the come from behind win for the Dolphins. If you just look at the statistical breakdown of this game the Patriots really had no business leading for most of the contest. Miami held onto the rock for 32:37 while New England had it for 5 minutes less at 27:23.

However in spite of those numbers, the Patriots would dominate the scoreboard for most of the contest and appeared that they would take this game quite easily until the latter stages of the game. The two quarterbacks were a study in contrast as Henne improved as the game went along and completed 29/52 pass attempts for a total of 335 yards; with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception where it seemed Brady peaked early on and then trailed off completing 19/29 for 352 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Miami is back to even as they are now 6-6 with the victory and they will be in Jacksonville next Sunday to take on the Jags. New England still leads the mediocre AFC East with a record of 7-5 and will play host next Sunday to Carolina.

0 Saints Crush the Pats 38-17 to remain Unbeaten this season! Posted by DieHardFans | at 1:05 AM

The team that showed the New England Patriots how to really play, on Monday night, also proved exactly why they won 11-0 and 6-0 at the “Superdome”. The Saints are just an unstoppable force right now.

They demolished the Patriots without in a total rout 38-17. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees was pretty close to perfect as he completed 18/23 passes for a total of 371 yards and 5 touchdowns.

On the other side of the field New England QB Tom Brady didn’t have his best game, completing just 21/36 pass attempts for 237 yards with 0 touchdowns and two interceptions. The loss put the Patriots at 7-4, still at the top of AFC East Division. The Saints join the Indianapolis Colts as the only two teams without a loss this season at 11-0.

The Saints were on a mission from the beginning of this contest. There was no “Battle of New Orleans”; just a good old fashioned butt-kicking. New England fans had little to celebrate after the completion of the first quarter. To be fair though, this is exactly where their luck ended, just before the massacre began. The Saints went on to take the lead for the last time with 13:04 left in the second as Brees connected with Pierre Thomas for an 18 yard touchdown.

Carney kicked the extra point and New Orleans Saints lead 10-7. Just a little over 3mins later Brees would hoist a 75 yard pass to Devery Henderson for another touchdown. Carney once again kicked the extra point and with 10:02 left in the half the rout, he was on as the Saints now led 17-7.

When the smoke cleared at the end of the first half the Patriots were trailing 24-10 and never came close to being any sort of threat in the final 30 minutes of play. There will be no second guessing after this loss and the New Orleans Saints showed their machine like efficiency in the way they just dominated this game from the second quarter onward.

0 Colts Edge Ravens 17-15 to remain perfect at 10-0... Posted by DieHardFans | at 1:24 AM

Typically with the Indianapolis Colts, they usually rely on their Star Quarterback Peyton Manning to get the job done, which he does with alarming regularity. But since last few games, it has been the defense that has saved the day for the Colts, as evidenced by their narrow win over the New England Patriots last Sunday. The Colts would have their hands full Sunday when they went up against a pesky Baltimore Ravens at M&T Stadium.

Curiously enough, Indianapolis’ defense once again were the heroes as they intercepted a Joe Flacco pass, allowing Indianapolis to remain undefeated, edging Baltimore 17-15. The Colts drew first blood, going 87 yards on seven plays, capped by a 3-yard TD pass from Manning to tight end Dallas Clark (one-handed), giving Indianapolis an early 7-0 lead. The third quarter was 15 minutes of ball control warfare, for the most part as no scoring took place. The fourth quarter would find Baltimore tacking on field goal by Cundiif, giving the Ravens their first lead at 15-14; just over three minutes later, former Ravens kicker Matt Stover put Indianapolis ahead 17-15 with a 25-yard FG with 7:02 remaining in the game. The Colts would ice the win when the Ravens’ Ed Reed fumbled on a punt return with 17 seconds left.

Manning put up un-Manning-like numbers as he went 22 of 31 for 299 yards with a TD and 2 interceptions while Joe Flacco went 23 of 35 for 256 with an INT. Addai rushed 19 times for 74 yards and a score while Ray Rice rushed 20 times for 71 yards while catching 7 passes for 64 yards. Pierre Garcon led all Colts receivers with 6 receptions for 108 yards while Reggie Wayne caught 7 passes for 89 yards; tight end Tom Santi caught 6 passes for 80 yards. Derrick Mason led the Ravens receiving corps with 9 receptions for 142 yards while Rice caught 7 for 64 yards. Indianapolis (10-0) looks to extend their winning streak to 20 when they travel to Houston to take on the Texans next Sunday while Baltimore (5-5) remains at home to host the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday.

0 History in New Orleans as they crush the Bucs 38-7! Posted by DieHardFans | at 12:03 AM

The New Orleans Saints are 10-0 for the first time in franchise history. Brees and the offense rolled to a 38-7 win against the 1-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the offensive line not allowing any sacks, he threw for less than 200 yards; however, he had 3 touchdown passes and 0 interceptions. Robert Meacham finished the game with only 10 yards but had two touchdown receptions.


This was his third straight game with a receiving touchdown. He now has 6 in the season. RB Mike Bell added two touchdowns of his own. The running game overcame a slow start as they gained 147 of their 183 rushing yards in the second half. The defense picked off Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman 3 times and recovered a fumble. All three quarterbacks selected in the first round of this year’s draft have thrown 3 interceptions against the Saints. The Saints face the New England Patriots next Monday night.

0 Jets continue their Downward Spiral as they lose 3 straight at home... Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:42 AM

After starting the season 3-0, including impressive victories at Houston and New England, the Jets have fallen flat on their faces. With a home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday, against a team that was previously 1-3 on the road, the Jets have now lost four of their last five games.

Three of these games were at home, against the Bills, Dolphins and Jags. Their problems emanated from losing the turnover battle (3-to-1), and their inability on the run defense to stop Maurice Jones-Drew. He ran for 123 yards on 24 carries and also threw in 22 receiving yards for good measure. The Jets were able to move the ball at times, amassing 322 yards on 60 plays (compared to 347 on 60 plays for the Jags). They were also pretty comparable in terms of time of possession. When the two teams play that evenly from scrimmage, the game is usually decided on turnovers. And it was. Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez set the tone, throwing an interception on the first play of the game.

Then in the third quarter, the Jets sandwiched two turnovers, Braylon Edwards fumble and another Sanchez pick was around a takeaway of their own. In a game where every inch counts and was decided on a last minute field goal, you can't turn the ball over like that. Despite that, they still had a chance to win. They held a one-point lead after a solid drive concluded with a Thomas Jones touchdown. But at the end it wasn’t enough for them to get the win they were looking for. They don't have much time to grieve after this loss, however, because they head to New England for a rematch with the hated Patriots next Sunday. You can expect the Pats to be out for a little revenge, too, so the Jets have their work cut out for them.

The Jags will look to win their third consecutive game next week when they face the Bills at home and look to thrust in the play-off picture.

0 Belichick’s Gamble fails as Colts edge the Pats 35-34! Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:30 AM

The Indy Colts have gone from winning games with relative ease, to escaping by the skin of their teeth. As luck would have it, their opponents on Sunday were the New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady. However, there was a twist in the tale at the Lucas Oil Stadium. The Pats would seal their fate not by anything that Brady did, but by a bold and questionable play called by head coach Bill Belichick.

The screw up enabled Indianapolis to rally from 17 down to edge them 35-34. We will talk more on the Belichick gamble later. The Indianapolis Colts drew first blood as Peyton Manning tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Addai, giving them 7-0 lead. The second quarter would find New England racking up points in short order. They would score twice in 4 minutes, the first being a 63-yard TD pass from Brady to Randy Moss and the second being a 9-yard Brady to Julius Edelman, which gave them a comfortable 24-7 lead with 7:19 left in the half.



However, the Colts reduced New England’s lead to ten as Manning riffled a 20-yard TD pass to Reggie Wayne, making it 24-14 which would be the half-time score.

As opposed to the previous periods, the third quarter was a battle of attrition albeit scoreless. The fourth quarter found Patriots striking early as Brady threw a 5-yard TD pass to Moss, increasing their lead to 31-14. Sounds like lights out?

Hold on fans, things got better, just gets better, especially for a Colts fan. With 12:14 remaining in the game, Manning tossed a 29-yard TD pass to Garcon which narrowed the Patriots’ lead to 31-21. They would come storming back; all credit goes to Manning and a little help from Belichick. Addai would score from a yard out, putting the Colts to 34-28 with 2:23 left in the game; then came the erroneous judgement by Belichick.

New England had the ball but Belichick called two timeouts during the series, with the second TO setting up their fourth down play. Typically on a fourth and 2 against Indianapolis, you’d punt the ball and let Manning try and beat you. But Belichick opted to go for it on fourth down. The gamble didn’t pay off and they gave the Colts the ball at the opposition 29-yard line with 1:57 left in the game, an eternity when Manning is in charge. He would run three plays before connecting with Wayne for the winning score, a 1-yard TD pass. Manning played true to form, throwing for 327 yards with 4 TD’s and 2 INT’s while Brady went for 375 yards with 3 TD’s and an INT. Indianapolis (9-0) play again on Sunday, when they face the Baltimore Ravens while New England (6-3) returns home to host the New York Jets on Sunday.

0 Titans hit by another crushing defeat as Patriots cruise to 59-0 victory. Posted by DieHardFans | at 4:43 AM

The fate of the Titans has been called into this question this week. After losing to the colts at home, they went on to play what was to be the thrashing of the season, at the hands of the New England Patriots who were on the offensive from the off, in response to their own defeat at the hands of Denver.

Tom Brady was able to show flashes of his former 2007 glory in the previous 5 games, throwing 6 top class touchdown passes, five of which were in just a single quarter, an overall NFL record. Tight end Bo Scaife said. “This is the worst it gets.” “I don’t think anybody in this league is 59 points better than us”.

The Titans are now 0-6, and have lost their last three by 20, 22 and 59 points after making the NFL’s best record, 13-3, last year.

Head Coach Jeff Fisher said “I’m really disappointed and embarrassed”. “Fortunately for me, career-wise, I have never been through anything like this before and, unfortunately, it did happen tonight. I can assure you one thing; it’s not going to happen again.”

Commentators have begun to question their ability to defend and feel they are lost when it comes to throwing the ball. In fact, Titans QB Kerry Collins was pulled after going 2 of 12 passes for minus-7 yards. Replacement QB Vince Young came in and threw an interception, one of five Tennessee turnovers, on his first play.

The only bright side for Sundays Game from the Tennessee Titans was running back Chris Johnson, who had 128 yards on 17 carries, including a 48-yard gain that of course didn’t produce anything.

The team have been left to reflect on the defeat ahead of the next match up.